Comparison

Upcoming vs Network & System Admin Toolkit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Upcoming

Easily track and share important dates with customizable countdowns. Set reminders, import events from your calendar, and share visually appealing countdowns with anyone via universal links.

Highlights
  • Universal link sharing
  • Customizable countdown display
  • Smart calendar integration
  • Powerful sharing options
  • Recurring events management
  • Smart reminders and notifications
  • Birthday import from contacts
Features
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Upcoming turns the things you are looking forward to into a number you can see. Pick a date — a birthday, a trip, a due date, the last day of term — and Upcoming counts the sleeps until it lands. Put the number on your Home Screen, drop it into someone else's chat, or wait for it together. On iPhone and iPad. WHAT IT DOES - Count down to anything, in whole days, with a name, a colour and a photo - Home Screen widgets in three sizes, and Lock Screen widgets - Stickers for Messages — drop the number straight into a chat - Nudges: a reminder a week out, the night before, the morning of - Three voices for those reminders — Chill, Playful, or Unhinged - Pull in birthdays from Contacts and events from your calendar - Keepsakes: when a countdown lands, keep it on the shelf with the photo, the date, and the number of sleeps you waited WAIT TOGETHER Invite someone into a countdown and you both watch the same number. Photos and reactions go in one thread as the day gets closer. Starting a shared countdown and joining one are both free. FREE FOR EVERYONE All features are included, with no subscription. - Unlimited countdowns for every birthday, trip, and day worth waiting for - Invite anyone to share a countdown, with photos, messages, and reactions in one thread - iCloud sync across your devices - Every widget, Messages sticker, and keepsake Terms of Use: https://claycircuitstudios.com/upcoming/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://claycircuitstudios.com/upcoming/privacy

About

Network & System Admin Toolkit

This comprehensive toolkit provides network and system administrators with essential tools for subnet planning, network diagnostics, and SSH system administration. It offers a native experience across iOS and macOS devices, with no account or cloud dependency.

Highlights
  • SSH Terminal with persistent sessions
  • Subnet calculator and splitter
  • Network diagnostics (Ping, Traceroute, Port Scanner)
  • LAN device discovery
  • DNS lookup and benchmark
  • WHOIS and SSL inspection
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ForgeNetzwork is a complete Network & System Administration Toolkit for iOS and macOS. Designed for network engineers, system administrators, IT professionals, and students, it brings together powerful tools for subnet planning, network diagnostics, LAN analysis, and SSH system administration - all in one app, with no account or cloud dependency. SSH & SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION • SSH Terminal - Connect directly to SSH-enabled systems with a full interactive shell • Persistent Shell Sessions - Working directories, environment variables, and shell state persist just like in a native terminal • ANSI Color Support - Display colored prompts, command output, and syntax highlighting • Terminal Controls - Quick access to Tab, Esc, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+L, and arrow keys • Hosts Manager - Save and organize multiple SSH hosts for quick access • Command Reference - Search 40+ Unix/Linux commands with clear descriptions and one-tap copy • Secure Direct Connections - SSH traffic goes directly between your device and the host you configure, with no third-party server in between SUBNET CALCULATOR & PLANNING • Subnet Calculator - Compute network address, broadcast, host range, subnet mask, and wildcard from any IP/CIDR • Subnet Splitter - Divide any network into equal subnets by prefix or count • VLSM - Variable Length Subnet Masking for efficient IP allocation • IP Range to CIDR - Convert arbitrary IP ranges to minimal CIDR notation • Wildcard Calculator - Generate wildcard masks for ACLs and firewall rules • Subnet Reference Table - Quick-reference chart for /8 through /32 prefixes • Route Summarization - Aggregate multiple routes into a single summary prefix NETWORK DIAGNOSTICS • Ping - ICMP echo with RTT statistics, packet loss, and min/avg/max reporting • Traceroute - Visualize the full path to any host with per-hop latency • Port Scanner - Probe common TCP ports on a target • Network Monitor - Live dashboard tracking latency to multiple hosts with ISP information LAN & DEVICE DISCOVERY • LAN Scanner - Discover devices on your local network with IP, hostname, and open port detection • Wake on LAN - Send magic packets to wake compatible machines • Network Info - View your current IP, gateway, DNS, and connection details DNS & WEB TOOLS • DNS Benchmark Measure UDP latency to major DNS resolvers including Google, Cloudflare, Quad9, OpenDNS, AdGuard, and NextDNS • DNS Lookup - Query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, and other records for any domain • WHOIS Lookup - Retrieve WHOIS information for domains and IP addresses • SSL Inspector - Inspect TLS certificate details, expiration dates, and issuer chains for HTTPS hosts IP UTILITIES • IP Converter - Convert IPv4 addresses between dotted-decimal, binary, and hexadecimal • Calculation History - Review and re-run previous subnet calculations BUILT FOR IT PROFESSIONALS • Native experience across iPhone, iPad, and macOS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick network status • Optimized sidebar navigation for iPad and Mac • Terminal accent color customization • No account, no subscription, and no cloud dependency • Available in English, Spanish,German and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Whether you're administering systems over SSH, designing network architectures, troubleshooting connectivity, managing your local network, or studying networking and system administration, ForgeNetzwork puts the tools you need in one place.

Screenshots

Upcoming4 screens
Network & System Admin Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Upcoming at Free against Network & System Admin Toolkit's $8.99. Upcoming also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). Network & System Admin Toolkit's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Upcoming is free to download; Network & System Admin Toolkit costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Network & System Admin Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upcoming has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upcoming ships an update every 2 weeks, Network & System Admin Toolkit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Upcoming versus Network & System Admin Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpcomingNetwork & System Admin Toolkit
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating3.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.018
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBenjamin Pustluis reynaldo cedeno manzanilla

Customer experience

Upcoming

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Network & System Admin Toolkit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Upcoming

No in-app purchases

None

Network & System Admin Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Upcoming free?
Upcoming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Network & System Admin Toolkit free?
Network & System Admin Toolkit costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Upcoming or Network & System Admin Toolkit?
Network & System Admin Toolkit is rated higher. Upcoming averages 3.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Network & System Admin Toolkit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Upcoming or Network & System Admin Toolkit have ads?
Neither Upcoming nor Network & System Admin Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Upcoming or Network & System Admin Toolkit?
Upcoming ships an update every 2 weeks, and Network & System Admin Toolkit every 2 days. Most recently, Upcoming was updated on October 9, 2026 and Network & System Admin Toolkit on October 15, 2026.

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